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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Symphyta" - Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps » Xyelid Sawflies (Xyelidae) » Xyelinae » Xyela
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Wasp ID - Xyela
Copyright © 2008 Scott Justis

Wasp ID - Xyela
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
February 2, 2008
Size: 4mm
I'm not even sure if this is a wasp.

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Contributed by Scott Justis on 8 February, 2008 - 1:07pm
Last updated 30 August, 2009 - 12:28pm

Moved
Moved from Xyelidae.
… John R. Maxwell, 30 August, 2009 - 12:28pm login or register to post comments

Xyela sp.
There are 5-6 species of Xyela in Virginia. Need to see the shape of the sawsheath and sometimes the apex of the saw to determine them to species.
… Dave Smith, 30 August, 2009 - 12:27pm login or register to post comments

Not an ID
I was thinking some type of Sawfly. Here is something similar.
… John R. Maxwell, 8 February, 2008 - 1:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Looks very similar
If it is a match, then this is my first sawfly image :^)

Thanks!
… Scott Justis, 8 February, 2008 - 2:01pm login or register to post comments

 
This is indeed a match
A Xyelid Sawfly, recognizable by the oddly segmented antennae.
… Richard Vernier, 9 February, 2008 - 1:15am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Richard!
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… Scott Justis, 9 February, 2008 - 8:42am login or register to post comments

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